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A detail survey of spiders from Salticidae family was carried out in Katepurna Sanctuary near Akola (Maharashtra). We have reported 20 species from 07 different genera. The maximum species diversity was noted from August 2015 to February, 2018.

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Spiders Katepurna Salticidae

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Shirbhate, . M. V., & Shirbhate, . A. M. (2019). Spiders of Katepurna sanctuary from the family Salticidae (Blackwall, 1841). Environment Conservation Journal, 20(1&2), 63–66. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2019.1008.1211

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